After flying high against Manchester on Thursday, Fairfield came back down to earth. The Lions fell 3-1 to the Hillsboro Indians on Monday. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Indians apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Fairfield was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Hillsboro work for it, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 17-25, 25-16, 25-13.
Alyssa Bales
| 10/06/25 vs Hillsboro | 11 |
| 10/02/25 @ Manchester | 11 |
| 10/01/25 @ Portsmouth West | 16 |
| 09/29/25 @ Paint Valley | 14 |
| 09/25/25 @ Lynchburg-Clay | 28 |
| 09/23/25 @ Peebles | 11 |
Ally Maynard and Alyssa Bales certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Maynard had 15 digs and one assist, while Bales had 11 digs and two aces. Bales is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last six games she's played.
Leading Hillsboro to victory were Allie Roush and Macy Fauber. Roush had ten digs, while Fauber had nine digs. That's the most digs Roush has posted over her last eight matches.
Fairfield's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Hillsboro, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-8.
Fairfield has already played their next contest, a 3-2 loss against Fayetteville-Perry on the 7th. As for Hillsboro, after both having extra time off, they and Washington will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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